What color is #374142?

#374142 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Lights Out. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #374142?

The RGB value is 55, 65, 66: 55 red, 65 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #374142?

The complementary color is #423837, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #374142?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#374142 color

#374142 rgb(55, 65, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #374142 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 25.5% green and 25.9% blue (55, 65, 66).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 9% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Lights Out (#3D474B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#374142 color codes

HEX	`#374142`
RGB	`rgb(55, 65, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 25.5%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 9%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 17%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 2%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.7, -3.83, -1.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.7, 4.32, 207.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.449, 4.986, 5.881)`
Decimal	`3621186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #374142, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #374142	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#374142 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #374142 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #374142; }
.text { color: #374142; }
.border { border: 2px solid #374142; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 65 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #374142, #373b42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #374142?: #374142 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Lights Out. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #374142?: The RGB value is 55, 65, 66: 55 red, 65 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #374142?: The complementary color is #423837, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #374142?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.